Act of defiance as US defends Sarbanes-Oxley three years on

In Europe, the costs of the landmark legislation continue to be a sore point, particularly for smaller companies

European executives are unlikely to be lifting a glass of Champagne to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which celebrates its third anniversary at the end of this week.

The US legislation, passed in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom scandals, is unpopular in Europe, where companies with an American listing face high compliance costs.

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